Study: Being overweight extends life and beware of obesity

A new study reveals that if there is an intention to increase their body weight, it is better for people to start puberty with a normal weight and then slowly gain the extra pounds.

According to a report published by the British newspaper "Daily Mail", researchers from Ohio State University studied data for two generations, residents of Framingham, Massachusetts, between the ages of 31 and 80 years, and it was found that people who were normal weight in adulthood and then became overweight later , Provided they are not obese, they live longer.

Amazingly, adults who fit this definition lived longer than those adults whose body weights had been in the normal range throughout their lives.

It also emerged that those who were obese in adulthood and continued to gain weight had the highest mortality rate.

The study found that today's younger generation suffers from overweight and obesity earlier in their lives than their parents and is more likely to die associated with increased obesity.

While the researchers do not recommend that adults deliberately gain weight, with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, they suggest that adding a few kilograms might be appropriate at a later stage in life.

In addition, the researchers cautioned that this increase does not turn into a sufferer of obesity, which begins with a body mass index greater than or equal to 30.